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Copyright, 1888, by A. Wittemann, 
58 & 60 Reade St., New York. 



THE ALBERTVPE CO., N. Y. 



DESCRIPTIVE. 

TJTHE history and wonderful progress of the city of Cincinnati, of the Ohio Valley and 
^ State, have found a worthy representation in the grand Centennial Exposition of 
1888. But other States have taken an active part in the orginization, namely, Penn- 
sylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, 
Michigan, and Tennessee, and have arranged their exhibits on an analogous plan of 
demonstrating the progress and ramifications of the first hundred years' existence of 
the Northwest Settlement. 

Tlie main building of the Exposition occupies Washington Square between Elm 
and Race Streets. A curved bridge, modeled after the Bridge of Sighs, connects it 
with Music Hall, and keeps Elm Street open for traffic. Back of Music Hall, and 
astride the Miami Canal, for a length of 1300 feet, Machinery Hall has been placed, 
and the peaceful old water-way perforce been converted into the centre of a throbbing, 
whirling hive of mechanical engineering. More astonishing still, and relieving Cin- 
cinnatians from the last suspicion of mental staidness, the unaesthetic canal-boat, the 
dripping tow-line and the plebeian mule, have been blended by the presence of the 
gondola, the thrifty gondolier and their freights of wondering visitors. If any part of 
the great show carries the visitor back to the way of life of the early settlements, it is 
the unheralded and unexpected appearance of a bluff-bowed Miami canalboat in the 
midst of this brilliant scene of Venetian life. The effect is heightened by gorgeous dis- 
plays of electric illumination, which, with the other branches of electrical invention, 
forms a prominent feature of the Exposition. Of general interest are further the 
Floral, Horticultural, and Educational exhibits. The Art Gallery deserves praise, as 
harboring many priceless gems from the collections of Cincinnati's wealthy men. 

The "photographs in black" here following are due to Mr. Joseph Albert's in- 
vention of transferring the photographic negative to the printing press, with the ad- 
vantages of great accuracy, delicacy of tone, and indelibility of color. 




CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION— ELM STREET VIEW. 




THE FOUNTAIN. 




MAIN HALL. 




NORTH CORRIDOR— MAIN BUILDING. 



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KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL. 




NAVY DEPARTMEN'J" EXHIBIT. 




BILLIARD EXHIBIT. 




ART GALLERY. 




VIEW IN POWER HALL. 



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POWER HALL MACHINERY. 




VENETIAN CANAL— MACHINERY HALL. 



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